The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-11-03
COUNTY LEGISLATURE.

COUNTY LEGISLATURE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD or
cyUWrY COMMISSIONERS OF MOBILES
COUNTY. MINNESOTA.
AUDITORS OFFICE,
Worthfngton, Minn., Oct. %, 1887.
The Board of County Commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment.
M-m,rrs present--County Commis.
sioners J. IL, Denton. ). b.. Bedford.
u. s. Melick, r. O'Hearn and J. A.
Town. chairman.
Record Of last meeting read and Or
dered approved.
The petition for the formation of u
new school district in the southeast
cne-fourth Of WillmOnt township was
taket, up pursuant to notice. =
: The formation Of said district hav.
ing been duly approved by the comfy
superintendent Of schools. and no re-
monstrance being made, it was and is
hereby ordered, that said district
be formed and established as petition.
ed for, to be composed of the following
territory, towit: All Of sections %, q,
II, IS. 26, y, 81. IS and 36, of town.
ship 104, range AZ. Said school district
to be known and designated rs School
District No. 16 of Mobiles county, Min.
nesota, for all purposes whatsoever re-
lating to school districts.
The joint petition of Geo. Morgan to
he set off with lands, the nw@ section
6.lOl-3S, from district 63 in Jackson
county and attached to district II OF
Mobiles county, hearing set for Jsnu.
uary 5th, 1888. at the auditors Office.
Notices ordered posted
The j"int petition of Peter Larson to
be set off with lands, the e} Of sw} sec.
ton 81, in town lOl. range 38, from dis
trict ST of Jackson county and attach
ed to district Al. of Mobiles county, no
ticts ordered posted for a hearing at
the auditors office Jan. 5,h. 1885,
Andrew Jensen petitiOned to be set of
with lands. the ST and net Of the sw1
Of section 80, town l02, range 80, from
district % and attached to district A.
Notices ordered posted for hearing
the same time and place as above.
Soren Iverson petitiOned to be SET
off with lands. the set section 36-102
80, from district % aud attached to
district "A. Notices ordered posted fol-
u hearing the same time and place az
above.
Petition of Peter Erickson and An
drew tasmonson to be set off from
district % aud attached to district A.,
were rejected, as their lands do not
join district A.
A petition was received asking the
board to order survey Of County
Road No. 10, in Ransom township, be.
tween sections 20 and 20. So ordered.
N. A. Call petitioned for q correc.
ticn Of assessment and an abatement
of taxes of 1855 on the mel section r.
1O2-4O, assessed ut S2716. A correction
to $4,000 in value recommended to the
state auditor.
A communication was received from
E. J. Clark, enclosing a bill against
the county for care of Mrs. Anscomb
and child. On motion $500 ordered
paid from the poor fund.
On motion s35 was appropriated to
pay one-half the expense of building a
bridge over the sorth branch "f Jack
creek, between sections and in Sew.
ard township. the town to pay q like
amount.
A proposal was received from John
Morris Go. to furnish assessment books
and blanks for 1858, for the sum of
SIS. Referred to the county auditor,
said books and blanks not to cost more
than that sum.
On application Messrs. Mathews &
Maher were appointed agents for the
sale Of text books at Ellsworth.
The county treasurer, auditor and
chairman Of the Board of County Com.
missioners were appointed rs COM
mittee to procure fuel for the winter.
Also coal stoves for county Offices if
deemed best.
Ferdinand Esser, J. p, reported
costs in case Of State vs.. Beede:
Justice Fees, $1.25